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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import enum
+import itertools
+import sys
+from collections.abc import Iterator
+from typing import NamedTuple
+
+
+class Point(NamedTuple):
+    x: int
+    y: int
+
+
+class Direction(enum.Enum):
+    DOWN = Point(0, 1)
+    LEFT = Point(-1, 0)
+    RIGHT = Point(1, 0)
+
+    def apply(self, p: Point) -> Point:
+        dx, dy = self.value
+        return Point(p.x + dx, p.y + dy)
+
+
+def solve(input: str) -> int:
+    def parse_range(input: str) -> range:
+        if ".." not in input:
+            input = input + ".." + input
+        start, end = map(int, input.split(".."))
+        return range(start, end + 1)
+
+    def parse_line(input: str) -> Iterator[Point]:
+        xs, ys = sorted(input.split(", "))
+        yield from map(
+            Point._make,
+            itertools.product(parse_range(xs[2:]), parse_range(ys[2:])),
+        )
+
+    def parse(input: list[str]) -> set[Point]:
+        return {p for line in input for p in parse_line(line)}
+
+    def flow(clay: set[Point], source: Point) -> set[Point]:
+        max_y = max(p.y for p in clay)
+
+        def helper(
+            source: Point,
+            water: set[Point],
+            settled: set[Point],
+            direction: Direction = Direction.DOWN,
+        ) -> bool:
+            # Clay is considered "settled"
+            if source in clay:
+                return True
+
+            # We've already seen this, return early
+            if source in water:
+                return source in settled
+
+            # Account for this new source
+            water.add(source)
+
+            below = Direction.DOWN.apply(source)
+            if below not in clay:
+                if below.y <= max_y:
+                    helper(below, water, settled)
+                if below not in settled:
+                    return False
+
+            left = Direction.LEFT.apply(source)
+            right = Direction.RIGHT.apply(source)
+            l_filled = helper(left, water, settled, Direction.LEFT)
+            r_filled = helper(right, water, settled, Direction.RIGHT)
+
+            if direction == Direction.DOWN and l_filled and r_filled:
+                settled.add(source)
+                while left in water:
+                    settled.add(left)
+                    left = Direction.LEFT.apply(left)
+                while right in water:
+                    settled.add(right)
+                    right = Direction.RIGHT.apply(right)
+                return True
+
+            return (direction == Direction.LEFT and l_filled) or (
+                direction == Direction.RIGHT and r_filled
+            )
+
+        assert source not in clay  # Sanity check
+        water: set[Point] = set()
+        settled: set[Point] = set()
+        helper(source, water, settled)
+        assert settled <= water  # Sanity check
+        return water
+
+    clay = parse(input.splitlines())
+    sys.setrecursionlimit(5000)  # HACK
+    water = flow(clay, Point(500, 0))
+    min_y, max_y = min(p.y for p in clay), max(p.y for p in clay)
+    return sum(min_y <= p.y <= max_y for p in water)
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    input = sys.stdin.read()
+    print(solve(input))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()